Here's an easy experiment that lets your first grader practice the scientific method, while watching a caterpillar eat.

Want to boost math and science learning? Take a bug expedition and give your first grader practice observing and charting what they see.

This project is a vivid, concrete introduction to the basic but important idea that plants need sunlight and water to grow.

First graders are learning to think like scientists. What better place to start, then by raising tadpoles? This hands-on activity explores science in action!

Use simple items to create a kindergarten "grow box" that lets a kid see just how salad plants send down their roots and grow underground.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

This winter garden project is just about bomb-proof, and believe it or not, it might even make a great gift. So get craft happy with your first grader!

This experiment works due to a simple principle: plants need light. Build a shoebox maze and watch the plant work though the obstacle course, searching for sun.

This snowman's not abominable, he's adorable! Your child can bring her very own snowman to life while practicing how to create texture.

Give your local birds a treat — and your young birdwatcher some fun — with this simple DIY bird feeder.

For your budding first grade scientist, all you need is some simple, natural materials to create an amazing ant farm. Here's how to get started.

The fish most kids see is usually filleted, and it's hard to see how it came from a lake or sea. This cool gyotaku activity blends life science with art!

Learn how to grow an avocado plant indoors with your 1st grader in this hands-on gardening activity.

Create a habitat for a butterfly right in your own backyard, and build your first grader's science knowledge while you're at it.

Combine science with reading and art to help your first grader create an attractive holiday gift for a beloved friend or relative.

Check out this silly game that will put your kid's animal habitat knowledge (and acting skills) to the test.

Using a glass fishbowl, you and your kids can create a low-humidity, open-topped terrarium perfect for easy care, drought-tolerant succulents.

This science fair project idea demonstrates that plants give off water.

Forget store-bought dyes this Easter: color your Easter eggs with natural dyes made with ingredients from your own kitchen in this 1st grade activity.

Roasting pumpkin seeds makes for a great Halloween activity, and a healthy snack!

Teach your child about recycling and gardening as she re-uses an empty plastic milk gallon jug to craft a swan-shaped plant container!

Children learn the six parts of a plant...but do they really understand? Try this plant-themed meal plan to bring school science into the home.

Get your child math and science savvy with this fun outdoor classification game. Using chalk, your child will classify what she sees in the natural world.

This fun activity makes use of pasta shells, paint, and glue make a crab while your child learns about this unique creature.

Here's a great early reading and science activity for curious children. Learn how to plant your child's name in seeds for a growing writing activity!

Create a soda bottle garden that defies gravity! This hanging terrarium is housed in a soda bottle and perfect for crafty kids with a growing green thumb.

Teach your child about healthy foods and how to make a meal that is good for them with this fun activity that you both can do together.

This first grade science activity brings the green grass of early spring inside while teaching your child about the cycles of growth.

Perk up your front porch with this hanging vase craft, perfect for spring and for getting kids outdoors!

In this project, a basketball containing different psi is dropped to see how well it bounces.